Page 12 - Glory & Grace Issue 2 ~ King of Glory Lutheran Church

WHEN LIFE GETS HARD: CONTINUING TO SERVE
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When the pandemic arrived, Dr. Sara Nyquist and her family made a difficult decision. Sara would remain in Billings, but her husband and kids would live at the cabin in Red Lodge. Working in the Emergency Department meant there were a lotofrisksandmanyunknowns. “I don’t think I’ve ever prayed so much. I knew that I was there to serve, but I also knew that I could die." When the bad cases came,"IaskedGodtousemeas His vessel. And I asked God to hold me. It’s amazing what He doesandhowHedoesit.”
When asked about nursing in a pandemic, Amanda Nelson Peterson (daughter of JD and Tammie Nelson) shared that “a lot of spirits are broken because we have very sick people that we can’t help.”
Working in the hospital during a pandemic has prompted Blayne Jette (daughter of Christian and Paige) to ask some big questions. Blayne is a student at MSUB and CNA at Billings Clinic. She asks:
The experience of working on the front line gave Amanda an “appreciation for the things we can fix.” She shared that during the surge in Billings, “you felt like you were making a difference every day. It was emotionally draining, but it was a privilege to be there with people on their worst days.”
“Why are bad things happening? Where is the good?” "I work with families that lose so much. How do I live with this?”
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Amanda remembers when her cardiovascular floor began taking ICU patients as beds were not available on the ICU floor. “Everyday,” Amanda said, “you came to work and someone was dying on the floor...
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I felt lucky to be able to be thrown in and help."
With regard to her faith, Blayne says, “I still pray every night, but it can feel like we’re trying to do it all by ourselves - it feels like God isn’t here sometimes."